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Research Kicks Into High Gear After a Long, Uphill Struggle
Dennis Normile
BEIJING--For a decade in the 1960s and '70, China's Cultural Revolution brought scientific activities here to a halt. Now talented paleontologists are getting a chance to practice their profession once again and have uncovered some of the most spectacular finds of the past decade. But will the reforms and added resources be enough to attract the next generation of researchers?